Concept Being Taught: Learning About The Famous Explorer, Captain Cook
Common Core Standards Being Met:
INQ K–2.6 Gather relevant information from one or two sources while using the origin and structure to guide the selection.
GEO 2.2 Use geographic representations to describe places and interactions that shape them.
Student Learning Objectives:
Students will be able to identify facts and accomplishments about the explorer, Captain Cook.
Students will be able to create and present a ThinkLink on Captain Cook.
Assessment: Students will be creating a ThingLink all about Captain Cook. They will incorporate a short biography about Captain Cook, discuss some of his accomplishments, and any interesting facts that want to incorporate on their ThingLink.
Materials:
-The Extraordinary Voyages of Captain Cook (Book) by: Nicholas Thomas
-Computer Lab (access to internet)
-Projector to show Thing Link's
-Ipads
Lesson Plan:
A. Initiation: Students will know the name "Captain Cook" because that is the name of the original penguin in Mr. Popper's Penguins. From reading this story, students will not know the background of the explorer Captain Cook. To start off this lesson, I will show the video:
1. I will start by showing the youtube video on Captain Cook by John Green.
2. Once students are familiar with some facts about Captain Cook from the video, I will explain to them that we are going to be doing research on the famous explorer.
3. We will be going to the computer lab to use the computers to obtain all sorts of information about Captain Cook.
4. Students will also have access to biographies and stories about Captain Cook in my classroom to get some information too.
5. Once students find out all they can about Captain Cook, I will show them my thinglink project .https://www.thinglink.com/scene/856357719337074690
I will explain that this is exactly what they will be creating on Captain Cook too in their own unique way.
6. I will go through the steps on how to create a thinglink so they run into zero problems. Watch this screencast: http://youtu.be/aETLtO_gdzI?hd=1
C. Extension Activity
For those that complete all of their research and their ThingLink's, I will ask them to write down why think Mr. Popper might have chosen to name his penguin Captain Cook. They can use the internet to come up with ideas to this question too. Students will be able to share their answers after everyone presents their thing links.
D. Closure
Students will share their ThingLink's one by one. It will be awesome to see what the students put on their Thing Links because you can do so much with this software and everyone's will be so different and unique. After the Thing Link's are presented, I will have the students who finished early share why they think Mr. Popper named his penguin Captain Cook. I will also allow the rest of the class to give us their insight as to why they think this is the penguin's name. This lesson will give students some background on Captain Cook, the name they hear in the story we have been reading every day: Mr. Popper's Penguins.
Captain Cook ThingLink Gradings:
CATEGORY
3
2
1
0
Biography
Accurate Biography on Captain Cook. We get a glimpse of his life.
Grade Level: Second
Subject: Social Studies
Concept Being Taught: Learning About The Famous Explorer, Captain Cook
Common Core Standards Being Met:
INQ K–2.6 Gather relevant information from one or two sources while using the origin and structure to guide the selection.GEO 2.2 Use geographic representations to describe places and interactions that shape them.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3: Describe how characters in a story respond to major events
Student Learning Objectives:
Students will be able to identify facts and accomplishments about the explorer, Captain Cook.
Students will be able to create and present a ThinkLink on Captain Cook.
Assessment: Students will be creating a ThingLink all about Captain Cook. They will incorporate a short biography about Captain Cook, discuss some of his accomplishments, and any interesting facts that want to incorporate on their ThingLink.
Materials:
-The Extraordinary Voyages of Captain Cook (Book) by: Nicholas Thomas-Computer Lab (access to internet)
-Projector to show Thing Link's
-Ipads
Lesson Plan:
A. Initiation: Students will know the name "Captain Cook" because that is the name of the original penguin in Mr. Popper's Penguins. From reading this story, students will not know the background of the explorer Captain Cook. To start off this lesson, I will show the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yXNrLTddME so students can get familiar with some facts about this man.B. Sequence of Learning Activities
1. I will start by showing the youtube video on Captain Cook by John Green.2. Once students are familiar with some facts about Captain Cook from the video, I will explain to them that we are going to be doing research on the famous explorer.
3. We will be going to the computer lab to use the computers to obtain all sorts of information about Captain Cook.
4. Students will also have access to biographies and stories about Captain Cook in my classroom to get some information too.
5. Once students find out all they can about Captain Cook, I will show them my thinglink project .https://www.thinglink.com/scene/856357719337074690
I will explain that this is exactly what they will be creating on Captain Cook too in their own unique way.
6. I will go through the steps on how to create a thinglink so they run into zero problems. Watch this screencast:http://youtu.be/aETLtO_gdzI?hd=1
C. Extension Activity
For those that complete all of their research and their ThingLink's, I will ask them to write down why think Mr. Popper might have chosen to name his penguin Captain Cook. They can use the internet to come up with ideas to this question too. Students will be able to share their answers after everyone presents their thing links.D. Closure
Students will share their ThingLink's one by one. It will be awesome to see what the students put on their Thing Links because you can do so much with this software and everyone's will be so different and unique. After the Thing Link's are presented, I will have the students who finished early share why they think Mr. Popper named his penguin Captain Cook. I will also allow the rest of the class to give us their insight as to why they think this is the penguin's name. This lesson will give students some background on Captain Cook, the name they hear in the story we have been reading every day: Mr. Popper's Penguins.Captain Cook ThingLink Gradings: